The Republic of ARC Trooper 18 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and lack of airports. The quiet, industrious population of 1.409 billion ARC Trooper 18ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 37.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong ARC Trooper 18ian economy, worth 73.3 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,035 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts, the environment is gorgeous so long as you're looking up, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ARC Trooper 18's national animal is the Droid, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

ARC Trooper 18 is ranked 92,937^th in the world and 1,389^th in eta for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,515.51 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.